Given name & surname
Jackman
“God is gracious”
Jackman is a variant of Jack. In English use, Jack carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jackman is a variant of Jack. In English use, Jack carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jackman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 86
- 86 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 125 as a first name in 2020; 7,348 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jackman
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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